Worm on worm: two rare genera of Calamyzinae (Annelida, Chrysopetalidae) , with a description of new species
Jimi, N.; Tsuchida, S.; Watanabe, H.K.; Ohara, Y.; Yokooka, H.; Woo, S.P.; Fujiwara, Y.
Parasitology International 90: 102619
2022
ISSN/ISBN: 1873-0329 PMID: 35777655 Accession: 080074940
Marine annelids in the subfamily Calamyzinae (family Chrysopetalidae) are either symbiotic or free-living forms that have been mainly reported from deep-sea chemosynthetic environments. Symbiotic calamyzines predominantly live in the mantle cavity of bivalves distributing at hydrothermal vents or methane seeps except for two species inhabiting the epidermis of polychaetes and octopuses. In this study, we describe a new species, Calamyzas crambon sp. nov., from Japan and report a new record of Nautiliniella calyptogenicola from the Mariana Trench. We also provide the phylogenetic position of the two species within Chrysopetalidae based on four gene markers (COI, 16S, 18S, and H3).